As many as 123 of the 170 districts identified as coronavirus hotspots have reported a large number of cases, while more than 200 other districts are in danger of seeing a flare-up in infections, the government said on Wednesday.
The figures were released by the health ministry, as the total number of covid-19 cases reached 12,307, with the death toll at 411 on Wednesday.
The health ministry issued detailed directions to all states and Union territories (UTs) for containment of the contagion amid a sharper focus on hotspots, and emerging hotspots, wherein the infection levels could escalate during second phase of the national lockdown.